Warmer-than-normal conditions are favored across the U.S. for the last month of meteorological summer. Rain in the East could alleviate drought.
Across the United States, only Alaska has higher-than-average odds of a cool July. Elsewhere, July is favored to be much warmer than average. That heat forecast plays a big role in expectations for significant drought expansion this month.
June marks the start of meteorological summer, and warmer-than-normal temperatures are in store for much of the country. How will this early summer warmth impact precipitation patterns and drought conditions?
For much of the United States, the climate isn't tipping its hand as to whether May temperature and precipitation will be above, below, or near average.
The forecast for April leans mostly warm and wet, with good news for drought in the Central Plains.
Warm and dry or cold and wet? NOAA's monthly climate outlook lays out the odds.
January brought the country both warm and cold extremes; which is likely to dominate in February?
Will December's mild weather continue in January, or will winter finally rear its ugly (and cold) head?
Was the late November Great Lakes snowstorm a harbinger for December?
Does your climate outlook for November offer up tricks or treats? We'll show you the odds.